Cuba, Kentucky

Cuba is an unincorporated community in Graves County, Kentucky, United States.^[1]

Cuba, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 36°35′06″N 88°37′45″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Graves
Elevation	158 m (518 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	490449
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cuba, Kentucky

Cuba was named for the Caribbean island Cuba, which at the time defenders of slavery hoped would be acquired from Spain.^[2] Under the influence of tobacco farming and subsequent trade and political interests, the community was named in 1854 during the release of the Ostend Manifesto.^[3] The Cuba post office, which had been opened in 1858, closed in 1905.^[2]

Notable people

• Howie Crittenden, basketball player and coach, school administrator
• Bobbie Ann Mason, author